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Title: The Phoenicians and the Lydians


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The Phoenicians and the Lydians
  • Mrs. Miroff
  • Brookwood Middle School

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The Phoenicians
  • Phoenicia was located towards the lower half of
    the Fertile Crescent.
  • They had little fertile land, so they spent much
    time trading on the sea.
  • The Phoenician seaports of Tyre and Sidon became
    world famous.

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Phoenician Trade
  • They sailed in ships that today would seem small
    and frail, but their sailors were highly skilled.

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Lumber
  • The Phoenicians had a very important
    resourcelumber.
  • The mountains around Phoencia had beautiful
    forests with lots of huge cedar trees.
  • Many ancient people used this lumber for building.

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Phoenician Culture
  • They imitated cultures of other people.
  • Their government resembled that of the Egyptians.
  • They believed in an afterlife, but their efforts
    in worship were focused on winning the favor of
    one of the many gods they worshipped.

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The Alphabet
  • The Phoenicians developed the alphabet that
    became the model for Western alphabets.
  • They used writing in their businesses to draw up
    contracts and record bills.
  • The English language today is based on the
    Phoenician alphabet.

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The Lydians
  • The Lydians lived where modern-day Turkey is
    located.
  • They were the first people to use coined money.
  • They began issuing small kidney-bean-shaped
    pieces of money made out of a mixture of gold and
    silver.
  • They developed a money economy.
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